Prasanna Jayakody (born in 1968) is a Sri Lankan film director.His debut film Sankara (Introspection), won The Special Jury Prize The Silver Pyramid at the Cairo International Film Festival 2006 and the Best Debut Director Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2006.

He debuted at the age of 21, with Seveneli saha Minissu (Shadows and Men) a stage drama thematically woven around a thoughtful discussion on the reality of life and was a major critical success.

He was immediately catapulted into the limelight, projected as the most promising among new entrants.His Teledramas which have won unprecedented number of National Television Awards.